HB4444 Summary

• Appropriates $35,000,000 to the Attorney General's General Office for FY10, covering personal services, retirement contributions, contractual services, travel, equipment, and operational expenses.

• Appropriates $2,746,100 from the Asbestos Abatement Fund for the Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division.

• Appropriates $10,545,800 from the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund for crime victims services, automated victim notification systems, and grants under the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act.

• Appropriates additional funds from multiple specialized sources including $7,750,000 from the Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund, $9,700,000 from the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund, $1,600,000 from the Charity Bureau Fund, and $3,500,000 from General Revenue Fund for the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation.

• Takes effect July 1, 2009.